Security · 1h ago
Patreon enlists Cloudflare to actively block AI scraping bots
Patreon is partnering with Cloudflare to block AI bots from scraping creators' content without permission, moving beyond passive robots.txt requests. The platform will now actively detect and prevent unauthorized AI training on its data. This shift reflects growing creator backlash against unlicensed use of their work for AI models.
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The move signals a broader industry pivot from polite requests to technical enforcement, but its effectiveness depends on Cloudflare's ability to keep pace with evolving scraping techniques.
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Patreon stops asking AI bots not to scrape — and starts blocking them →
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